Lotteries in the Muslim Countrie

Muslim Lotteries

In 2013, the world was shocked with the story of how a Muslim and a native of India Urooj Khan was poisoned by his family members due to the fact he won a million dollars in the lottery and decided to spend some of the money to charity to Christian community. Relatives of the deceased considered buying a lottery ticket an act, contrary to the scriptures of the Koran.

Muslim countries are negative to lotteries. Muslim religious ministers believe a lottery generates envy, greed and dependency. Participation in gambling for charitable purposes is not considered a valid reason for buying a lottery ticket. Nevertheless, the religious laws have nothing to do with the governmental laws. In many Muslim countries, such as Egypt and Pakistan, there are their own national lotteries.